DOE Launches a “Surprisingly Charming” Podcast

Podcasts are cool. Government agencies, generally speaking, are not. What happens when you mix the two together?

Judging by Episode 1 of the Department of Energy’s new podcast, Direct Current, the result is surprisingly charming — and not at all like listening to an audio version of the congressional yawn that is C-SPAN.

The episode (listen above) dives into rooftop solar and problems that arise after people install rooftop panels. It contains moments of levity, too, like a spoof of a familiar public radio show (with host “Ira Fiberglass” hosting This American Lightbulb), and an off-the-wall story about Don Quixote discovering a windmill and mistaking it for a giant.